The expression of an Islamic political radicalism in Britain has been one of the most dramatic developments in recent decades‎.‎ Islamic Radicalism and Multicultural Politics explores the nature of this phenomenon by analysing the origins of Islam and its historical contact with Western Europe and Britain‎,‎ and the emergence of Islamic political radicalism in the Muslim world and in the West‎.‎ Tahir Abbas draws on historical analysis and contemporary case studies to explore the post‎-war immigration and integration of Muslim groups‎,‎ the complex relations that exist between a secular liberal Britain and a diverse but multifaceted Islam‎,‎ and the extent of social and economic inequalities that affect Muslims as individual citizens and in local area communities‎.‎ He shows how violent extremism among British Muslims is in reality influenced by a range of issues‎,‎ including the factors of globalisation and contemporary politics‎,‎ media and culture‎.‎ Analysing and dissecting public policy‎,‎ Abbas offers suggestions for tackling the major social‎,‎ political and economic questions facing British Muslims in the post‎-7/7 era‎.‎ An important contribution to the study of religion‎,‎ ‎'‎race‎'‎ and ethnicity in modern Britain‎,‎ this accessible work will be of interest to anyone working in the field of Islamic studies‎,‎ sociology and political radicalism‎.‎ Cover design by Mahtab Hussain‎,‎ www‎.‎mahtabhussain‎.‎com